Such as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.
The best way to do good to ourselves is to do it to others; the right way to gather is to scatter.
We pardon familiar vices.
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.
Speech is the index of the mind.
If you are surprised at the number of our maladies, count our cooks.